Grow
Grow verb - To eventually have as a state or quality.
Usage example: he will grow angry if we don't answer his question
Run
Run verb - To eventually have as a state or quality.
Usage example: the poor woman ran herself ragged trying to care for all those children
Nearby Word: running
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Xander retains this role all the way through the televised run of the series even as other characters grow beyond it.
Source: Muggle Best Friend -
Grow Apples have 1 Hp, don't have any attack, and run from battle as soon as possible.
Source: Metal Slime -
They're married on the run as Kringle is an outlaw, and we get to see them grow old together.
Source: Mrs. Claus
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Run and Grow. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/grow/run
Grow & Run. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/grow/run>.
Run or Grow. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/grow/run.
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